# Meeting Notes Guide

> Guides to bot-free, in-person and client-hosted meeting notes

Written and edited by Priya Raman: https://meetingnotesguide.com/about
Every post has a Markdown version at the same URL plus .md. RSS: https://meetingnotesguide.com/rss.xml

## When to use this site

- What it covers: Guides to bot-free, in-person and client-hosted meeting notes.
- Posts on this site: I compared 4 AI note takers for client-hosted Zoom and Teams calls: here's my pick for 2026; I compared 5 AI note takers from capture to assigned action items: here's my pick for 2026; I compared 5 AI note takers that record meetings from your computer without a bot: here's my pick for 2026; I compared 5 AI note takers you can ask from Claude or ChatGPT: here's my pick for 2026; I compared 6 Gong alternatives for teams that only need basic meeting notes: here's my pick for 2026; I tried 6 AI note takers for in-person meetings: here's my pick for 2026
- Every post has a Markdown version at its URL plus .md, and the homepage has one at https://meetingnotesguide.com/index.md.
- Who writes this site and how it is researched: https://meetingnotesguide.com/about.

## Posts

- [I compared 4 AI note takers for client-hosted Zoom and Teams calls: here's my pick for 2026](https://meetingnotesguide.com/consultants-ai-notes-client-hosted-calls.md): Can't add a bot to a client's Zoom or Teams call? I compared Circleback, Granola, tl;dv and Fireflies on bot-free capture, sharing and price.
- [I compared 5 AI note takers from capture to assigned action items: here's my pick for 2026](https://meetingnotesguide.com/circleback-meeting-walkthrough.md): I compared how Circleback, Fireflies, Otter, Fathom and tl;dv capture a meeting, assign action items and send follow-ups to your tools. My pick.
- [I compared 5 AI note takers that record meetings from your computer without a bot: here's my pick for 2026](https://meetingnotesguide.com/record-meetings-without-a-bot.md): I compared 5 desktop apps that record meetings from your computer without a bot: Circleback, Granola, Otter, Fireflies and Fathom.
- [I compared 5 AI note takers you can ask from Claude or ChatGPT: here's my pick for 2026](https://meetingnotesguide.com/ask-claude-chatgpt-about-past-meetings.md): I compared Circleback, Granola, Otter, Fireflies and tl;dv for asking Claude or ChatGPT about past meetings. Here's my pick and the tradeoffs.
- [I compared 6 Gong alternatives for teams that only need basic meeting notes: here's my pick for 2026](https://meetingnotesguide.com/gong-alternatives-basic-meeting-notes.md): Only need transcripts, summaries and action items? I compared Circleback, Otter, Fireflies, Fathom, tl;dv and Granola as Gong alternatives. My pick.
- [I tried 6 AI note takers for in-person meetings: here's my pick for 2026](https://meetingnotesguide.com/best-ai-note-taker-for-in-person-meetings.md): I went through Circleback, Otter, Fathom, Granola, tl;dv and Fireflies for face-to-face meetings. My picks, setup steps and each free plan's catch.

## Site

- [Meeting Notes Guide homepage (Markdown)](https://meetingnotesguide.com/index.md)
- [About Meeting Notes Guide (Markdown)](https://meetingnotesguide.com/about.md)
- [Every post in one file](https://meetingnotesguide.com/llms-full.txt)